This is an analysis of the poem Lady Hertford To Lord William Hamilton that begins with:

Dear Colin, prevent my warm blushes,
Since how can I speak without pain? ... full text

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababbcbcdedefbfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110011110 11111011 111111110 11111001 110011010 1111101 111010010 01011001 110010010 11111001 110100110 11111110 011111010 011111111 111110110 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 592
  • Average number of words per stanza: 110
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my is repeated.

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